Tony Cillis – Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

A veteran bass player of 40 years, Tony has performed throughout the tri-state area in a wide assortment of classic rock projects. Although, he enjoys a variety of musical styles, his first love has always been listening to and performing the music of classic rock legends.

Throughout his career, Tony has played in popular club bands like “Tasty” and “Big Shot” and most recently in” Awakening” and “CLR”. In addition to co-founding A.R.T., he currently performs with “The Yes Project”, playing the unique and complex bass lines of the legendary Chris Squire in a tribute to the iconic prog rock band, Yes.

Besides Chris Squire, Tony also very much enjoys listening to and reproducing the styles of John Entwistle (Who) and John Paul Jones
(Led Zeppelin). Tony has an endorsement from Clifford Roi basses.

Anthony Luciano – Guitar, Backing Vocals

Anthony began playing guitar at the age of 15. Being self-taught, and   growing up primarily listening to a variety of Progressive Rock, Classic    Rock, and Heavy Metal, he began to develop a style of playing based  around guitar players in those genres. Bands such as Dream Theater,  Metallica, and Pink Floyd quickly became favorites. Anthony’s playing style is heavily influenced by guitarists such as John  Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, and Ty Tabor.

Anthony’s past music projects include playing guitar for Progressive Rock cover band Awakening, Classic Rock cover band CLR, original Hard Rock band Innocence Faded, with whom he wrote, recorded, and released the album Age of Innocence in early 2004, and original Alternative/Punk Rock band Ending In E. In the spring of 2006, Anthony performed with Ending In E live on “The JV & Elvis Show” on 92.3 Free FM in New York City. Following the radio performance, the band recorded an EP titled “What You Want.” In 2009, Ending In E released their full-length album, The Morning Of, which is currently available on iTunes.

John Anthony – Lead Vocalist

The influences that shaped John Anthony’s musical tastes are as wide  as the artist’s vocal range. From Styx to Streisand, Van Morrison to  Van Halen, Anthony pays homage to some of music’s most important  artists. Anthony says, “If I had to choose one influence, it  would have to be Freddie Mercury of Queen, who could sell any song  from hard rock bravado to the sweetest sentiment. That is what I aspire  to.”

Anthony’s album What A Man Can Do received high praise from industry mainstay Billboard magazine which wrote in a featured article, “…the element that ultimately sets Anthony apart is a staggeringly high and powerful tenor range that dwarfs the vocal potency of his stylistic mentors.

John’s major influences are Freddie Mercury, Paul McCartney & Billy Joel.

Song List

Time Stamp:

0:00 – About Us
0:26 – Here I Go Again (Whitesnake)
1:17 – Feels Like The First Time (Foreigner)
2:19 – Don’t Stop Believing (Journey) +photos
3:42 – QUEEN + photos
7:07 – Living On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)
8:17 – Pour Some Sugar On Me (Def Leppard)
8:58 – Baba O’Riley (The Who)